Use these fact-checking websites to confirm claims you read online:
- FactCheck.orgFactCheck.org is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. It monitors the factual accuracy of what major U.S. political players say in TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews and news releases.
- Lead StoriesLead Stories looks for claims and stories to fact check using their Trendolizer engine, Google Trends, Facebook's tool for fact checkers, TweetDeck, CrowdTangle, and reader tips.
- Media Bias/Fact CheckRates factual accuracy and political bias in news media. The site classifies media sources on a political bias spectrum, as well as on the accuracy of their factual reporting.
- PolitifactPolitical fact checking website that focuses on claims made by politicians at the federal, state, and local levels as well as political parties, PACs, and Advocacy groups.
- SnopesSnopes specializes in debunking Internet rumors.
- Truth or FictionTruthOrFiction.com is a non-partisan website where Internet users can quickly and easily get information about eRumors, fake news, disinformation, warnings, offers, requests for help, myths, hoaxes, virus warnings, and humorous or inspirational stories that are circulated by email.
- The Washington Post Fact CheckerThe Washington Post Fact Checker assesses claims made by politicians or political advocacy groups.
Reverse Image Search
Use a reverse Google Image Search to find out more about the photos you find online.
Reverse Image Search:
1. Go to images.google.com/
2. Click the camera icon to search by image
3. Paste the image URL OR upload the image
4. Find...
- Similar images
- Other sites that include that image
- Other sizes of the image
Reverse Image Search on Mobile:
1. Download the Chrome app to your device
2. Use the Chrome app to find an image
3. Tap the image to open a bigger version
4. Tap and hold the image. In the box that appears, tap Search Google for this image.
